books about: curious

books about: curious

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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

Mary Roach

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

Wow!
One of the best books I've read. Amazingly hilarious while talking about science, a very morbid one at that... I strongly recommend this book. If you are a physician, you will love it. If you are a medical examiner, go buy it right now!!

Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas

Chuck Klosterman

Scribner, 2007

This man is funny - no, I mean it. Really funny.
I picked up a copy of Mr. Klosterman's latest book on CD to listen to in my car as a commuter pick-me-up. I hadn't heard of him before and bought the CDs blindly. I needed some driving company and his work seemed as good as any in the store. Let me say that this ...

The Complete Adventures of Curious George

H. A. Rey

Houghton Mifflin, 2001

George!
My youngest son likes monkeys a lot and George was a favorite of mine when i was little. He loves the book and read all of it by himself. It took him quite a while because it is a very long book and it is also well made.

Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

Mary Roach

W. W. Norton, 2008

4.5 Stars for a Humorous Quest on the Life of Sex Scientists
I read the British paperback edition of 2008. Mary Roach, who has tackled Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife in a popularly funny and fascinating way, now takes a close look at what scientists have indulged in, when it ...

Curious George Four Board Book Set

H.A. Rey, Margret

Houghton Mifflin, 2001

Great books to help my son learn to read.
This book set is great for my 15 month old to carry around. We read a book, put it back and he loves to carry it around, with the other set of Curious George board books we got him. He feels like a big boy when he brings his box of books to us.

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Mark Haddon

Vintage, 2004

Life through different lenses
Why spend a few good evenings re-discovering life through the eyes of an autistic boy? The answer to that lies in this intriguing novel. While most fifteen-year-olds spend their time playing basketball or crunching popcorn at the movies, Christopher Boone - our ...

Mason-Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters' Guide: Stories, Patterns, Advice, Opinions, Questions, Answers, ...

Kay Gardiner, Ann Meador Shayne

Potter Craft, 2006

Down Home Knittin'
There's a little something for everyone to knit in Mason-Dixon Knitting. I love the concept of two friends, from different regions of the country, sharing their knitting experiences. The patterns vary from simple to challenging and cover a multitude of household to ...

Girl With Curious Hair

David Foster Wallace

W. W. Norton & Company, 1996

DFW, Fiction and DFW and Fiction
Okay, so here's the deal w/ DFW: the guy is extremely intelligent. he is also overtly aware of his intelligence and displays it all over the place. this bothers people. some things to remember and know about DFW: he was a philo. major as an undergrad; his first book ...

The $12 Million Stuffed Shark: The Curious Economics of Contemporary Art

Don Thompson

Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

Chandelier Bids
An excellent overview of the internal convoluted workings of the contemporary international art market. If you want to know what now goes into the pricing and marketing of big-time works of art, buy this book. In the spirit of "Freakonomics", Don Thompson trains his ...

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! (Adventures of a Curious Character)

Richard P. Feynman, Ralph Leighton

W. W. Norton & Company, 1997

Breezy and informative read for any scientist!
The reviews here claim that Feynman was an egotist and it stained the reading of this book. However, I disagree completely. Feynman never claims to be self-deprecating or modest. In fact, I appreciate his candidness! I was afraid to read this book because it was ...

Jorge el Curioso (Curious George)

H. A. Rey

Houghton Mifflin, 1976

Great book
There are so few of these, especially from an English original. Buy it for your kids to learn more Spanish.

Curious George and the Birthday Surprise (Curious George)

H.A. and Margret Rey

Houghton Mifflin, 2003

A fun story, perfect for reading at birthday parties!
The Curious George series of books is a wonderful addition to any youngster's library as the stories are brief, beautifully illustrated in vibrant colors, and the plot is simple and easy for young ones to understand. In this book, Curious George gets all excited over a ...

Happy Halloween, Curious George tabbed board book
H. A. Rey

Houghton Mifflin, 2008

Halloween is here, and Curious George is getting ready for the big night. There are so many costumes to try on, treats to share, and games to play! George has so much Halloween fun picking out the perfect pumpkin, decorating his house, and celebrating with his friends that he's not sure he's ready for the day to end. Follow the little monkey ...

Curious George in the Snow

H. A. Rey

Houghton Mifflin, 1998

My Whole Family Loves This Book
This story is delightful. We bought it because we were taking our 2.5 yr old along on a ski trip and wanted him to have a silly little story that related to the mountain and skiing (even though he's not on skis yet). Well, it is just that... and more. He's learned a ...

Curious George Goes to an Ice Cream Shop (Curious George, No 23)

H. A. Rey

Houghton Mifflin, 1989

Never boring
As usual the mischievous monkey, George, gets himself into lots of trouble at his visit to an ice cream shop. Also, as usual, everything ends well... This is a perfect bed-time reading for your baby. My children always ask for new stories about the monkey George. ...